New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
A SHARP BUN FOR LIBERTY.
BETTER DEATH THAN ANDERSONvILLE.


FINE BURST OF SPED, CHEERED ~ fhibND
AND FOE AND HELPED BY REBEL BULLETS.
ayes this is pleasant day. Not too warm and alto
gether ust such day makes stroll in the Park en-
joyabe Yet 1t has its sad memories like good many
Others"
This was the reply of an old veteran TO his young
friends morning sautation.
",,aybc it would interest you little to know why
such glorious day this should bring up memories
other pleasant Well if you wish 1t will tel 20"
the story of beautiful Sunday morning just srch one
az this. August 81 1864, twenythree years ago was
soldier them younger than good many Others p' s''
a veteran. We oncampcd near BeTryviie III '''o
shena ndoah Valley Of Virginia only little way from
Charlestown where John Brown was hanged We Ia"
gotten everything ready for the usual sunday morning.
inspection. and WAS Just adInirins an "'npo'!P''
received In that mornings mail, OF MY lilue s"'o'"
yes, she is my wife bless her. and we nave e"""
up daughters Older than she was then-wheh We "''o
surprised hear very distant report oi caho"
AMI the next moment shell whistlcd over our "e'u''
through the tops the chestnut and cak trees o 'o
beautiful grove where were cncampcd IN 'no'"''.
every mans knapSack was sluul and we Werr III "'' "
battle. / don't remember to have heard any eoinH'"'
the men instinctvcy and quickly TOOK their places az"
waited for the next movement of the enemy. We c"u
that they driving in our cavalry picke's ~
lively rate and expected their Infantry column
show up any moment across the meade" III our i'
shall never forget the feeling of what may he c'ied
exultation with which | watched, thinking ""''
heals cans the enemys works. ~ we always hah Juno
I'm The Army of the Potomac Here IN an open
foil where we could see what before u.s. we'll VIC
didn't have to wait for them. In few moment" '',
gallant old Vermont brigade ordered to charge anu
re-esablish the limo the enemy hat 50 sdilfif "''
In duty quickly ami thoroughly p'rio''n',
My regiment. the 81 Vermont, sometimes c'''"
Smiths chickens because suppose they thought our
Colonel ". +. Smith. Old Badly rs We called hn''
rather favored while he conmanlei Tue 'V'"'''
Division of the Sixth Army COrps.and the "th Vernon
were depoyel slli1nshcrs aud in orr advance 'c"'
the fels we came ledge OF rocks that we cou' ''
sec until we reached it. the meadow extended I" '
very toy and we founl an almost perpendicular H'>'''
for twenty or thirty feet This compelled the ih' u"
break 10 the right ana left e. get around H. anu "'
came together. twenty roiS perhaps u l'""''
There seemed 10 he gan between orr line ana ha' ~
the 9th. Sergeant uglc Of company ~ ne "'h'
happened to bc III the LETT Of his regiment and myself ON
the reht " my own We both did friends iron" INC
same town In Vermont and Won may bo sure va were
pleased iul that just filed hi, gap in the me-
An advance Of Il few rolls brought to littl" cnnp
Of three chestnut oak trees, where ''
farmer hal piled up Few r'ct-, picked mp on 'n'
meadow. They mllc an excellent i'te Lrcastw'r" AM
IA the HE l advance beyond this poni We quickly
took advantlse ~ IT, About forty rods IN Cur front
va, -ionr WA ard along TINS linc two or thr,' trees
intervals of Few yards Behind ihi' wall th'f'
appeared a Rebel line OF battle, and We were kept
basy until found ny last cartridge In my riho wien
turning to IIenry said:
80 fI,n nv last cirtulgc is IN nay gun How are !o"
fixed
Exactly the ssue. Ahe' was hs CHEEKY answer ana
then ooSnr down the line 10 where ro'e anihn'-
tio could be bad discovered that orr sKirnsner' an
been ordered back ami were on the ridge rned 'y nc
ledg. If rex some thr5 rods and that tho
cncys line on each side OF had d'anced tai they
were nearly even with a, on each side oTcd III IN our
front where close ire hai compc led them I" keep
close rnler cover of the wall bat nearly FAR enon.h To
give bcuci - nlnk IRE. Turning 80 'ay 'fchl
sail: For Heavens saS,. Hear, look at tho limo
glance was sufficient We ba:h saw At orce our des
pcraic position "a I'm 10 tighten up my wastpoIt ana
kpap-ack. whc. Henry sad:
what are you ,oi1s to do. Abe =
I'm roiag 10 ~ on Of here -
"Rut they Will shoot You tho moment you slow yonr
head above those rocks
iIri,nt Hen. that's better than Anlcrsonyile. I'm
goip, ~ trv r.
" wc hrc . .qT Sc Death An 's sslns -. ', ", .
sucn grin a. carried NY rear Ti'h H. s ,d gI rn
the r,.lni' ct around tiai ledge OF Iocs-. $50. non, n
dozen Rebel threats arl their shots surposc fcowed
their FOR noticed thai ono @i 'pSi eva, 1 r haI
c,ufcen AMI spilled all INV water when gV' -
tIrr =" ~ % ~ The Jonnnir.' clocrcd about
As NIL ~ ,, ro,r,lc. at nv Fortunate c.capc 81 my
.r.endIl cNlhiiion OF speed. couldn't 'i Whlo" '"f
tn w Hr%r Of i '' "a TSa ac " IKE Ia, r bnt
anciary odd hir.l, hal POO ,nfl","2i IT, ,h IN r<c
I'll i me he th"uVLt ~ too. TN, ,.d
s.rc>.,t ne'sou had Just rccoyir,d, t"iV W, i"r
,y,r.J in ne leg received Al the U'fic OF ~ I'
n. 90 Alt II Va. impossible To- h!nt I" nAsr Wv ~
and no Wa taken prisoner and sent - hh"'''" -
rherr lc RENAMED till sherman made MS u"i,N !" E
co.. when hc w1- released AID WIN lot 81 "'he r
o,crs sc,, West. the Mississippi tlNcr, w"'rr my
,oot r,p.u,r' - come N0Tth II -'fls tAa -"'l'.'"
Tho gallant Sergeant Lad saved lilil" i9pneV "a" ~,
h,1 with him when he carturcl. am "heh Nv g.
atG,rl ,his old transport he took s''"i'''u ~
g. III hlgli snncw here IN INC nclNn''"i,
Ncfnrhi4 nlt death trap siru"s y Ht"E "'
suuL Every man In the s'atcro' M was cow"
- nm s,yrrt occasions NJ h'dvc fflerd h'o
a,,no 80 .missing.' Maybe ma VIII GEAR Wy ',o
mvs.try ~ hi. fate II IT has not ALREADY 'toh '"' -
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Ike nc one 81 twenty three year, aga brings nc
s.lrs 4r THE s0TsOLTOiTED STIC1 AND